10 years ago — May 30, 2005
With the expectant release of the report from the Task Force on Peace, Unity and Purity some people are preparing by finding common ground with others on the other side of the aisle on issues facing the church.
“The Outlook, in this and subsequent issues, will run guest viewpoints that debate the report as well as stories of persons who are attempting to hold tightly to each other in disagreement for the sake of the larger Christian and Reformed/Presbyterian unity. It is that larger unity that the Task Force seeks on behalf of the PC(USA) and which they themselves have tenaciously modeled for the church. They have ‘hung tough’ even though there are those who do not wish them well, are cynical about their efforts, or have sought to discredit the work of the task force members who are courageous and remain connected. … If their report is as effective as it promises to be, then it will probably displease everyone whose minds are already made up and who are not open to new ways to reach the hearts of women and men on the divisive issues among us.”
From an editorial by O. Benjamin Sparks
